FREE Solar Observing
Sat, September 22 | 11 am – Noon | Weather Permitting | We offer an opportunity for you to use a specially equipped telescope to safely look at the sun – to get an up close look at the star at the center of our solar system!
Cocktails with the Curators | October 4 | 7-8:30 pm
Enjoy drinks, snacks, and knowledge with a few of our favorite Museum professionals! Tickets are $20 and include a 10-minute mini-tour on each floor, snacks, and 3 beverage!
The Moon Up Close
Fri, Oct. 12 at 10 am | Sat, Oct. 13 at 11 am
Get an “Up Close” preview of the Moon and its features, its formation, and its exploration.
Animals of the Night | Preschool Playday
Sat, Oct. 13 at 10 am
Join us as we learn about the ‘superpowers’ nocturnal animals need in order to survive the night, make a hedgehog craft, and dissect owl pellets.
FREE First Friday | October 5 | 5-8 pm
Sponsored by Quality Sound & Communications, admission is FREE for everyone from 5-8pm!
Dead Things Tours | Oct. 25-28
Thing Museum tours are boring? You’d be wrong. Dead wrong. Join us this October for a small-group, 40-minute tour that will highlight some of the more macabre items in our collection. Unusual animal mounts, funeral related artifacts, our founder’s tomb and more.
